Alexa who? Yotelpad Miami will offer robot butlers

In the underway Miami location, Yotelpad partnered with a company called TechMetics to roll-out three robotic hospitality robots to assist owners and, of course, add the appeal of futuristic smarts to the marketing literature. Continue reading

Good news for CA brokerages as indie contractor bill advances

California lawmakers advanced a proposed law this week that has the potential to upend entire industries that rely on independent contractors. But now, the law has a key tweak: real estate professionals will now be exempt. Continue reading

Realogy CEO explains the problem with big agent signing bonuses

Realogy CEO Ryan Schneider is wary of chasing agents with big signing bonuses because he’s not sure the return on investment is there, he explained at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Real Estate Finance & Asset Management Conference on Thursday. Continue reading

MoveEasy packs Amazon Echo app, 30K agents to branded portal

MoveEasy’s agent-branded relocation portal is a great tool for the real estate industry, and now users of Amazon Echo. Continue reading

Redfin: Warren’s debt cancellation plan would help Millennial homebuyers

Senator Elizabeth Warren’s student debt plan could have major repercussions for the housing industry, according to a new study from real estate brokerage Redfin.  Continue reading

Microsoft’s $500M affordable housing plan begins to shape

Microsoft will fund housing projects with at least 100 units that set aside at least 40 percent of those units for middle-income families, or 80 percent for low-income families. Real estate developers will further have to commit to keeping those units … Continue reading

Redfin says it’s fixing regulatory issue with agent-free service

Both Redfin and the Massachusetts Board indicated that they are working together to resolve the disclosure issue. Continue reading

CoreLogic’s top lawyer is quitting in the middle of a Justice Dept. inquiry

Alyson Austin, a spokesperson for CoreLogic, confirmed to Inman that Arnold Pinkston would be leaving the company and explained that he had received a job offer from a large medical device manufacturer in Orange County, California.  Continue reading